Issue - meetings

1.      It was with great sadness that the Mayor reported the death of former Mayor Maureen Dewar who passed away today. The Mayor advised that Maureen had been a Councillor from 1971 until 1986 and then again from 1987 until 2002. She was elected as the Deputy Mayor in 1998 and the Mayor in 1999.  The Mayor expressed on behalf of the Council his sincere condolences to Maureen’s family. 

Councillors Meehan, Aitken, and Thompson spoke in memory of former Mayor Maureen Dewar.

The meeting stood and observed one minute’s silence in memory of Maureen Dewar.

2.       The Mayor reported that he had joined colleagues, MP’s, leaders and community representatives to commemorate the Holocaust on Sunday 25th January at Bruce Castle Museum.  The Mayor reported that the theme was ‘Stand Up to Hatred’ with many moving addresses, especially from Nia Reynolds and Morris Beckman. The highlight of the afternoon was the unveiling of the new bench in the Holocaust Memorial Garden.  The Mayor expressed his thanks to all who joined in this solemn and important occasion and to Rabbi David Mason from Muswell Hill Synagogue and the mayor’s chaplain - Fr Simon Clarke the Parish Priest for Noel Park, for their prayers.

3.      The Mayor reported that he had attended the GLA Holocaust Memorial Commemoration at City Hall on 27 January with the Mayor of London, members of the GLA and fellow Mayors.

4.      The Mayor thanked the staff and children of North Harringay, Lancasterian and Risley primary schools for organizing the special assemblies to mark the Holocaust Memorial.

5.      The Mayor advised that he had attended the launch of Haringey’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History exhibition at Bruce Castle Museum On Wednesday 4 February 2009.  The exhibition had a number of historical articles, one or two of which the Mayor had donated from his time as Mayor in 1996.

6.      On behalf of the Council the Mayor gave his congratulations to the Council’s tactical Enforcement Team for their partnership work on Problem Social Clubs in the Borough.  The Mayor reported that at the LGC Awards on 5 February, Haringey was the runner up and highly commended for their innovative work and stakeholder engagement. 

7.      The Mayor concluded that he had opened that morning the new state of the art mortuary in Haringey with Cllr Nilgun Canver.  This facility was the second underground mortuary in Europe, and the Mayor paid tribute to the expertise and innovative thinking of the council and our contractors.